National Fusion Facility Completes Upgrade

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 15:01:17 +0000

Enhancements will enable research into the physics of advanced fusion reactors and accelerate the drive to commercial fusion energy. The DIII-D National Fusion Facility has completed a series of important […]

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Fusion Energy Reaches Prime Time

Credit to Author: Thomas W. Overton| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 04:19:54 +0000

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Over the last three years, electricity generation from fusion has moved from the realm of science fiction to the brink of serious development. A lot has happened, but challenges remain before fusion arrives on

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What Will a Fusion Power Plant Look Like?

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:19:00 +0000

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Dec. 13 “the achievement of fusion ignition.” The milestone is a major scientific breakthrough, decades in the making. Fusion, of course, is the process by

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UK Picks Coal Power Plant as Site for Nuclear Fusion Energy Prototype

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 19:03:35 +0000

The UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA’s) ground-breaking STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) prototype fusion energy plant will be built at the site of the West Burton power station, a 1-GW coal-fired plant owned by EDF in North Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands region of England, the UK government announced on Oct. 6. UKAEA, which carries out […]

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Fusion Energy Breakthrough: Record Performance Achieved at JET

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:23:33 +0000

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Scientists and engineers working at the Joint European Torus (JET) have set a new record for sustained fusion energy. The team on Feb. 9 reported producing 59 megajoules of fusion energy, more than doubling the previous record of 21.7 megajoules set in 1997 at JET. The achievement was touted as “a major step forward on […]

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